The 1888 South Longford by-election was a parliamentary
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
held for the United Kingdom House of Commons
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
of
South Longford on 30 June 1888. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member,
Laurence Connolly
Laurence Connolly (1833 – 4 March 1908) was an Irish entrepreneur and politician.
Connolly was born in Louth. He worked for a time in his family's fruit merchant business in Dublin, before moving to Liverpool and setting up a similar business t ...
of the
Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated,
James Gubbins Fitzgerald of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed.
[''The Times'', 2 July 1888]